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On the Nature of Jewish Belonging in Contemporary Times

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Lynn Davidman

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Brown University
Lynn is a professor in the Program in Judaic Studies at Brown University. Her research interests are: sociology of religion and gender studies; comparative sociological study of why Modern Orthodox, right-wing Orthodox and Chassidim leave orthodoxy.
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Yael Zerubavel

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Rutgers University
Yael is a professor in the Center for Jewish Life at Rutgers University. Her research interests are the construction of Israeli national culture and formation/transformations of Israeli identity.
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Yaacov Yadgar

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Bar-Ilan University
Yaacov is a professor in the Department of Political Studies at Bar-Ilan University. His research interests are: collective identity in Israel; nationalism and ethnicity; Jewish identity, media, culture, and politics.
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Ezra Kopelowitz

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The Jewish Agency
Ezra is affiliated with the Department of Jewish-Zionist Education at the Jewish Agency, Jerusalem.
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Shaul Kelner

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Brandeis University
Shaul is a professor in the Center for Modern Jewish Studies at Brandeis University. His research interests are: ethnic homeland tourism; professionalism in American Jewish organizations; American movement to free Soviet Jewry.
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Harvey Goldberg

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Harvey is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are the anthropology of Jewish communities and the intersection between anthropology and Jewish Studies.
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Steven Cohen

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The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Steven is a professor in the School of Education at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. His research interests are American Jews, Jewish identity, and intermarriage.
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Samuel Heilman

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C.U.N.Y. Queens
Samuel is a professor in the Department of Sociology at C.U.N.Y. Queens. His research interests are religious fundamentalism, Orthodox Jews, ethnography and social anthropology of religion.